Tilt and Trim

mot007us

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How do I put hydraulic fluid in my tilt and trim on my 1979 100 hp Johnson/Javilin Motor, also I have a black switch on my tilt and trim, not sure what it does, can anybody help me?:rolleyes:
 

mystic headlock

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Disclaimer: I’m new the outboard game and am just learning a lot about trim/tilt myself, but based on the zero response I got on my trim/tilt question I’ll tell you what I know.

I have an 88 Evinrude 40hp, so things may be a bit different but there should be some sort of screw towards the middle of the motor. Once you unscrew that the old fluid will spill out. From there, you’ll need to work out how to get your new fluid into that hole. On my model the threading is identical to the lower unit oil screw so I am using the pump I got for that. They’re inexpensive. If that doesn’t look like it’ll work on your model, I’ve seen others use a little medicine syringe that you’d get for a baby. That’s gonna be slower. Once filled I believe you want to tilt up and down a few times to bleed out any excess air. I recommend you watch a video on a similar model as yours to get a feel for what needs to happen. Seems pretty foolproof for the most part but with these older components it’s probably best to do it right the first time.

Good luck.
 

interalian

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Tilt motor all the way up. Flip the support lever down for safety. Remove the large slotted screw that you'll see midway up the right hand reservoir cylinder as viewed from behind (left one is the motor). There's an O-ring seal on that screw - don't lose it. Inject Dexron ATF into that hole until it starts to overflow. I use a 20-30cc syringe with a short length of thin tubing to fill mine. Once full, replace screw, flip support lever out of the way and cycle the tilt up and down several times while listening for smooth operation and no jerking of the motor. Once it moves smoothly, repeat the fill step to make sure its full. Repeat as necessary to bleed and fill fully.

Post a photo of the "black switch" - it'll help identify.
 

mot007us

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Thank you for your replies, I finally figured it all out, now I have to work on my small motor, it never ends.:)
 

interalian

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Good to hear you got it sorted. Remember: BOAT means "Bu$t Out Another Thou$and".
 
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